Junior Devops Engineer | 0.5 - 2 Yrs Exp

Reizend Private Limited; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Reizend Private Limited in Trivandrum is seeking a motivated Junior DevOps Engineer to support cloud-native infrastructure, containerized deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.

You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and monitoring tools to ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of applications. The role is ideal for hands-on, eager-to-learn professionals looking to grow in cloud technologies and automation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on with cloud-native infrastructure and automation.
• Experience with containerized deployments and CI/CD workflows.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, networking, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and containerized apps.
• Manage AWS services (Fargate, ECS, DynamoDB, SNS).
• Monitor performance with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Splunk.
• Support CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD.
• Troubleshoot infra, network, container, and app issues.
• Configure and manage Kubernetes deployments, services, and ingress.
• Handle load balancers, API gateways, and ingress controllers.
• Contribute to incident response, RCA, and postmortems.
• Automate repetitive tasks with scripts; maintain docs.
• Collaborate with dev and ops teams to improve reliability.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure availability.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Monitoring

AWS basics

Collaboration

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

NGINX

Terraform

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

Loki

Splunk

Job description

Junior Devops Engineer with 0.5 - 2 years of experience

CTC: 4-6 LPA

Trivandrum: Work From Office

We are looking for a motivated and proactive Junior DevOps Engineer to support and enhance our cloud-native infrastructure and DevOps practices. This role involves working with modern cloud platforms, containerized environments, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring systems to ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of applications.

The ideal candidate should be hands-on, eager to learn, collaborative, and passionate about automation, cloud technologies, and system reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in building, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and containerized applications.
• Work with AWS services (Fargate, ECS, DynamoDB, SNS, etc.) for managing distributed systems.
• Monitor system performance using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Splunk, and respond to alerts.
• Support CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD.
• Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, networking, containers, and applications.
• Assist in configuring and managing Kubernetes clusters, including deployments, services, and ingress.
• Work on networking components such as load balancers, API gateways, reverse proxies, and service communication.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and postmortems.
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripts and tools to improve efficiency.
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure, deployments, and troubleshooting processes.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve system reliability and deployment workflows.
• Participate in on-call or shift rotations to ensure system availability.

Preferred Skills:

Cloud Platforms and Services

1. Basic to intermediate knowledge of AWS services such as ECS, Fargate, DynamoDB, SNS.
2. Basic to intermediate knowledge of GCP services such as GKE, GAR, CloudSQL, Cloud Run.
3. Understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
4. Familiarity with infrastructure provisioning concepts (Terraform/CloudFormation is a plus).

Monitoring and Logging Tools

1. Knowledge of CloudWatch Logs, Loki, Splunk for log analysis.
2. Familiarity with Prometheus and Grafana for metrics monitoring and dashboarding.
3. Understanding of alerting systems (Alertmanager) and incident response workflows.
4. Ability to analyze logs and metrics to identify system issues.

Networking and Security

1. Strong understanding of load balancers (e.g., ALB, NLB) for distributing traffic and troubleshooting connectivity issues.
2. Knowledge in API Gateways like AWS API Gateway or NGINX for managing API traffic.
3. Knowledge of reverse proxies and ingress controllers (e.g., NGINX Ingress, Traefik) for managing internal/external traffic.
4. Understanding service-to-service communications, including DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, and gRPC protocols.
5. Experience or hands‑on knowledge with firewalls, security groups, and IAM roles for secure communications.
6. Troubleshooting skills for VM-related issues in platforms like AWS EC2 or equivalent.

DevOps Toolchains

1. Proficiency with Docker for managing container images and runtime debugging.
2. Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts of managing deployments, ingress setups, and pod‑related issues and related troubleshooting commands and mechanisms.
3. Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline building tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD for building, deploying, and managing automated pipelines.
4. Understanding of Ingress controllers (e.g., NGINX, Traefik) and SSL termination for secure routing.

Troubleshooting and Incident Management

1. Strong problem‑solving skills to identify root causes using logs, metrics, and system‑level debugging.
2. Ability to document detailed troubleshooting steps and solutions for recurring issues.

Collaboration and Communication

1. Ability working with cross‑functional teams (DevOps, development, and operations) to resolve incidents.
2. Skills in effective and proactive communication to elevate problems and provide updates during shift handovers.
3. Proficiency with tools like Slack, JIRA, Confluence, or Google Workspace for collaboration and issue tracking.